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Old 07-10-2004, 19:10   #15
staggeringman
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Re: Church's ancient wells

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Originally Posted by WillowTheWhisp
It seems a shame that we can have lost contact with a holy well. About 20 years ago when I was in Ireland I was aquainted with a holy well which was basically just a soggy corner of a field with a bit of a railing round and a statue.

When I visted the area again 10 years later a local resident had revamped it in such a lovely way with a newly built stone wall around it. All done in his own spare time as a hobby. It looked really lovely.
willow have you ever been to holywell in north wales, it is a brill place to go for a dayout,we took our eldest there when she was a baby,they have a pool and dont know where the water comes from .so we dipped the baby in it was freezing..but touch wood..she hasnt had any ailments.
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